Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-13
Fiftieth Congress--First Session.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.


 SENATE Immediately after the reading of the journal of Thursday MT. Hoar offered resolution mittees for the Fifth Congress The resolution was adopted.
 A similar resolution naming the senators to con- stitute the select committees also offered by Mir. Hoar and adopted.
 A large number of communications and petitions were presented and referred, among them the feI, lowing: For allowance of bounty of $9 B to all pensions to all who served during the war For amendment of the constitution allowing Congress to pass uniform laws on the subject of marriage and divorce. For amendment to the constitution prohibiting the manufacture, importation sale of Intoxicating liquors in the United States. Many bills were introduced and referred, among them the following By MT. Beck-For the retire bank notes of small denominations, and the issue of coin certificates in lieu of gold and silver certif department. By MT. Dolph-For the admission of Washington territory into the Union By MT. Al drich-To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to apply the,surplus money in the treasury to the of interest the public debt.
 By MT. Misunderstanding pension to every formance of manual labor and for pensions to de pendent relatives Of deceased soldiers and sailors. nous request of the executive committee of the Grand Army of the Republic) Also for the admis- sion of the State of Dakota and the organization of
 By AIr. Cullem. for a pension to the widow of General John A. Logan; also for a constitutional amendment in relation to bigamy and polygamy By Mr Hale, to prohibit the letting of government work to contractors employing convictlabor
 By Mr. Mitchell, to abrogate all treaties with the Chinese empire so far as they permit the coming of Chinese into the United States and absolutely pro- hibting the same except to diplomatic, consular and other officials; also to prohibit objectionable foreign immigration, encourage desirable immigra- tion, defend American institutions and protect American labor.
 aIr. Beck offered a resolution directing the post office committee to inquire into the advisability of reducing the rate of letter postage to cent asked that it be laid on the table saying that he might introduce bill to that effect; so ordered,
 MT. Platt offered a resolution inStructing the committee finance to inquire into the expediency gage not intended for sale adopted MT. Platt gave notice that he would tomorrow offer a resolution ies and executive nominations except when other wise ordered.
 The credentials and papers in the West Virginia election case were on motion Of MT. Hoar referred to the committee on privileges and elections.
 The Senate then, on motion of Mir. Edmunds, went into secret session and ten minutes afterward the doors were reopened and the Senate adjourned.
 The total number of bills and joint resolutions introduced was five hundred and ninety-four-a larger number than ever before introduced in the Senate in one day.
 HoUsE.-A number of executive communications principally relative to private land claims in New Mexico, were laid befoae the House by the speaker and appropriately referred.
 Speaker Carlisle having left the chair, and having called up MT. Crisp to preside, briefly requested the House to relieve him of the responsibility of ap- the early selection of that committee by the House would greatly facilitate the appointment of the other committees.
 Mir. Holman of Indiana offered a resolution that the House will at 1 o'clock tomorrow proceed to elect fifteen members who will constitute the com mites elections for the present session Adopted A number of propositions to amend the rules were submitted and referred to the committee on rules when appointed. The House at 12 o'clock ad- journed and caucuses of both parties were called for the purpose of selecting the members of the